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Miss Rebecca Clair Morris
became Ihe bride of Harrell
Ted Dennard of Gordon on
Saturday, September seventh
at three thirty o’clock at the
Ferry First Baptist Church.
,Tl)e Rev. Dan Ariail, pastor of
11 he church, performed the
impressive double ring
ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Martha F. Morris and
Sidney C. Morris of Perry. The
groom’s parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Harrell C. Dennard of
Jade palms furnished a rich
background tor the beauty of
blue burning tapers glowing
softly I rum candelabra with
hurricane globes. Twin
arrangements ol blue tinted
chrysanthemums in Grecian
urns were placed on the choir
rail. The couple knelt lor
prayer at the white satin
covered prie-dieu. Family
pews were marked by can
delabra with hurricane globes
over blue tapers.
Mrs. Roy Gossett was
organist and presented a
program of traditional
wedding music as the guests
assembled lor the ceremony
and also accompanied Tommy-
Storey as he sang.
The groom's father served
as best man. Usher
groomsmen were Timothy
William Massengale of
£ ‘ Gordon and William James
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Andrews of Sandersville,
cousins of the groom; Kenneth
Neal Morris of Perry, brother
of the bride; and Joseph
William Justice of Macon.
Miss Debra Lynn Cawthon
of Perry attended the bride as
maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Miss Cathy Elise Logue
and Miss Marsha Ellen Moody
of Perry and Miss Debra Kay
Helton of Dublin.
The attendants were
dressed alike in blue floral
print gowns styled with em
pire bodices. The full length
skirls were fashioned on A
lines with flounced hemlines.
A matching blue sash tied at
the waist. A blue petal cluster
held their three tiered illusion
veil. They carried nosegays of
blue tinted carnations,
daisies, and gypsophilia.
The bride was escorted to
the altar by her father by
whom she was given in
marriage, and her beauty was
accentuated by her bridal
gown oi silk organza and
Chantilly lace. The empire
bodice was enhanced with a
ribbed yoke accented with
seed pearls. Lace appliques
and accordian pleated lace
ruffles trimmed the bodice,
high old -fashioned neckline
and collar The full sleeves of
ribbed sheer organza ended in
wide culls oi matching lace
with pearls. To complement
her gown, the bride chose a
chapel length mantilla of silk
illusion edged in Chantilly lace
and attached to an old
fashioned capulet of matching
lace and pearls. She carried a
bouquet of white bridal roses
with blue stephanotis and
gypsophilia.
Mrs. Morris attended her
daughter’s wedding in a floor
length light blue dress
fashioned with a beaded
designed bodice and long
lilted sleeves. She wore a pale
blue cymbidium orchid cor
sage.
Mrs. Dennard mother of the
groom, wore a floor length
green dress. Her corsage was
a yellow cymbidium orchid.
Mrs. Thomas Poss of Her
nando, Miss., maternal
grandmother of the bride,
chose a lull length blue crepe
dress with a white cymbidium
orchid corsage.
RECEPTION
Following the ceremony, a
reception was held in the
social hall of the church. Miss
Shelia Griffin of Perry kept
the bride's book. The table
where guests registered with a
plummed pen, was covered
with white lace and held a
white anniversary candle
embossed with blue flowers.
The blue and white color
scheme of the wedding con
tinued in the reception
decorations. The bride’s table,
laid with a white lace cloth,
held the tiered wedding cake
embossed with blue flowers.
The top tier held a pair of
doves. A branched candelabra
holding blue lighted tapers
and an arrangement of blue
and white flowers completed
the decorations.
After the bride and groom
cut the traditional first pieces,
Mrs. W.C. Dennard and Mrs.
Joyce Massengale of Gordon
cut and served the wedding
cake.
The refreshment table
reflected the decorations of
the bride's table. Miss Martha
Wynn Mitchell of Irwinton and
Miss Susan Coates of Mem
phis, Tenn., presided at the
punch bowl. Others assisting
with the entertainment and
serving were Miss Joye
Roland of Ocilla, Mrs. Hicks
Queener of Montezuma and
Miss Kathryn Richards of
Perry.
For a short wedding trip, the
bride changed to an aqua
dress with an Eisenhower
jacket, white accessories and
a while rosebud corsage.
The bride and groom will
make their home in Gordon
where the groom is employed
at the Huber Company and
both will attend Georgia
College at Milledgeville.
REHEARSAL DINNER
Mr. and Mrs, Harrell C.
Dennard entertained mem
bers of the wedding party at
the New Perry Hotel Friday
evening preceding the church
rehearsal.
The head table in the hor
seshoe arrangement held a
blue and while flower
arrangement and blue tapers.
Similar arrangements were
used for the other tables.
Places were marked for the
lorty guests with individual
place cards featuring silver
wedding bells. Nut cups were
placed at each setting.
BRIDESMAIDS' LUNCHEON
Mrs. Remus Williams, Mrs,
Olin Moody and Mrs. A.D.
Culpepper were hostesses for
a bridesmaids' luncheon at the
New Perry Hotel honoring
Miss Morris on Friday,
September (i. Covers were laid
lor the guests at the long white
linen covered tables. Miss
Morris chose this lime to
present opal necklaces, to her
attendants. She received a
silver dinner bell as a gift
from the hostesses.
PARTIES
The first of the series ol
parties given in honor of Miss
Morris prior to her marriage
to Mr. Dennard was a family
dinner on May 7 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Dennard,
aunt and uncle of the groom
elect, of Gordon. Twenty-six
members of the Dennard
family were present to greet
the engaged couple.
On August 6. Mrs. Clifton
Athon and Mrs, T.F. Hardy
entertained for Miss Morris at
a miscellaneous shower at
Mrs. Athon’s' home. The
hostesses presented their
honoree with a pair of Early
American candlesticks.
A kitchen shower was given
by Mrs. Mildred DuPree and
Miss Edith Butler at Mrs.
DuPree’s cottage in Holiday
Hills at Ivey on August 20. The
hostesses gave the bride-elect
gifts of kitchen utensils and an
electric can opener.
Mrs. Charlie Logue and her
daughter, Miss Cathy Logue,
were hostesses for a
miscellaneous shower at their
home on August 15. The
refreshment table, laid with a
white cloth, held a bride doll
as its decoration. The
hostesses presented a set of
crystal salt and pepper
shakers to Miss Morris.
Guests were invited to call
between the hours of three and
five on August 24 at the
shower-tea honoring Miss
Morris, Mrs. J.R. Vance, Mrs,
Paul Griffin, Mrs. Thomas
Griffin, Mrs. Donald Dayton,
Mrs. Ernest Sizemore, Mrs.
W.H. Richardson and Mrs.
W.J. Posey were hostesses for
the tea held in the Community
Room of the Eastgate branch
of The Bank of Perry. The
hostesses’ gift to the bride
elect was a candle holder to
her casual china.
A spaghetti dinner was
given by Miss Debra Cawthon
at her home on September 2.
Friends of the bride-elect
made rice bags which were
used at the wedding reception.
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Sets (jUeeting
The Perry Garden Club will
hold its first Fall meeting at
3:30 P.M. Thursday, Sep
tember 26, at the Community
Room of The Bank of Perry,
Eastgate branch.
The program will be
presented by members of
Fernbank Science Center of
Atlanta. Ms. Alyce Land,
Artist, will give a preview of
the Planetarium programs for
1974-75, and Mr. Kent Nordrig,
Horticulturist, will discuss
terrariums for the home, and
landscape principals. All
members are urged to attend
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Mr and Mrs. W.S. .Jackson
ol Montgomery, formerly of
I’erry. announce the
engagement ol their daughter.
Miss Hilda Carol Cooper, to
Charles Evans Browder, son
ol Mr and Mrs. Virgie G.
Browder, also of Mon
tgomery.
The bride-elect's lather is
•litlian P Cooper of Rupert
s he is the granddaughter of
Mrs \an Peacock of Albany
;md the fate Clarence
Peacock, and the late Mr. and
Mrs Jim Cooper ol Rupert
The lovely bride-to-be was
gradualed Irom Rabun Gap
Nacoochee High School and
attended the American
fashion College ol Swil
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Claudia Groom Stanford of
Statesboro and Paul Carl
Mollerof Sarasota, Fla., were
united in marriage Aug. 10 at 2
P.M. at the First Baptist
Chapel in Statesboro. Dr. J.
Robert Smith officiated.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Groom
of Perry. The bridegroom is
the son of Mrs. Streeter H.
Moller and the late Mr. Moller
of Sarasota.
A program of nuptial music
was presented by Mrs. Curtis
Lane and Robert Long. Mr.
Long sang “What Are You
Doing the Rest of Your Life”,
“The Lord’s Prayer”, and
“Starling Here, Starting
Now”.
The altar was centered with
a candelabrum of blue candles
and an arrangement of blue
and white carnations and
daisies. Candelabras flanked
the setting and caladiums
were used in a row on the
altar. Pew Markers were
white bows and caladium
zerland Presently she is a
secretary ol Preferred Life
Insurance in Montgomery.
Mr. Browder's grand
parents were the late Mr. and
Mrs Glenn Evans Browder of
Montgomery and the late Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Anderson
Williams of Prattville, Ala.
The prospective groom
graduated Irom Robert E. Ix*e
High School and attended
Troy State University, He is
presently a student at Auburn
University branch at Mon
tgomery. He is employed by
Browder Vaneer Works.
The wedding will take place
at 7: SO o'clock Saturday night,
October 19, at the Church of
the Holy Comlorter in Mon
igomery.
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The bride was escorted by
L.W. Croom, her uncle of
Pasadena, Texas, in lieu of
her father who is in Vietnam,
The bride’s gown, made by
her grandmother, Mrs, P.H.
Hale of Statesboro, was of
white crepe styled with em
pire waistline, scooped neck,
covered with blue chantilly
lace, lace angel sleeves, and
the waistline accented with
blue velvet ribbon with bow in
back. She wore a wide brim
white summer hat trimmed
with blue velvet ribbon and
carried a cascade of white
carnations, white roses, blue
daisies and baby’s breath. She
wore pearls given her by her
father.
The bride’s wedding ring is
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the groom’s paternal grand
mother. The goom’s band was
his lather’s.
Maid of honor was the
bride's sister, Miss Elizabeth
Groom of Ferry. The matron
of honor was the groom’s
sister, Mrs. .James Mac-
Farrell of Sarasota.
The attendant’s blue crepe
gowns were made identical to
the bride, with bodice covered
with white Chantilly lace and
cap sleeves. Their hats were
similar to the bride and they
carried bouquets of white
carnations, blue daisies and
baby’s breath.
Mark Brewer, cousin of the
groom, from Carmel, Ind.,
was best man. Ushers were
James Mac Farrell, brother
in law of the groom, of
Sarasota; Paul Hale Groom
and John H. Groom of Perry,
brothers of the bride. Thomas
P. Groom, brother of the
bride, of Perry was ring
bearer.
RECEPTION
Mrs. Jimmy Scearce, Mrs.
Timothy O’Leary, Mrs. David
Mitchell and Mrs. George
Samples were hostesses for a
reception in the social hall of
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the church.
The refreshment table was
decorated with an
arrangement of blue and
white carnations, daisies and
blue candles.
The registry table,
decorated with carnations in a
bud vase from Vietnam, was
presided over by Mrs. F.M.
Gay, aunt of the bride, of
Panama City, Fla. Blue net
rice bags were placed on the
table.
Assisting in serving was
Mrs. R.G. Groom of North
Augusta, S.C., aunt of the
bride.
The wedding cake, made by
her grandmother and
decorated by the bride, was
trimmed in live flowers. The
toasting goblets of sterling
were given by the bride’s
family.
Following a wedding trip to
New Orleans, La., and Pen
sacola Beach, Fla., the couple
will reside at 25 North East
Street, Statesboro.
REHEARSAL DINNER
The groom’s mother, Mrs.
Streeter H. Moller, en
tertained at a champagne
buffet at the Holiday Inn
following the rehearsal.